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Front Row Insurance Brokers LLC hired film insurance broker Anthony Baratta to its Los Angeles office. Baratta joins Front Row…
A Vermont school district’s inadequate response to serious and widespread harassment of Black and biracial students has led to a…
AM Best, headquartered in Oldwick, New Jersey, appointed Kenneth J. Johnson as senior managing director and chief ratings officer. Stefan…
Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., once an active buyer of cash-strapped hospitals, filed for bankruptcy after struggling with debt piles and…
This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. There’s been no shortage of examples in recent…
As firefighters gain more control over what have become the most destructive wildfires in U.S. history in a matter of…
A Minnesota judge has ordered MyPillow to pay nearly $778,000 for unpaid bills and other costs to package delivery service…
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Thursday sued TikTok for the second time in recent months, accusing the social media…
A powerful winter storm sweeping the US South has grounded more than 2,000 flights, halted passenger trains and threatens the…
Insurers are facing significant losses from the catastrophic Los Angeles wildfires — given the high value of homes and businesses…
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina governments are receiving over $1.65 billion in federal block grant money to help address…
ATLANTA (AP) — After years of stalled efforts to limit civil lawsuits, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Republican lawmakers are…
BlackRock Inc. is parting ways with one of the world’s biggest climate-investor groups after being targeted by Republican politicians for…
Southern California Edison said on Thursday it had received notices from insurance companies to preserve evidence related to the Eaton…
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned airlines to steer clear of several cities in Russia following the fatal crash…
Before it suffered the deadliest crash in South Korea’s history, budget airline Jeju Air was moving fast: racking up record…
Earth’s warming exceeded 1.5C on an annual basis for the first time in 2024, according to two major climate science…
A nasty dose of winter weather has pummeled much of the U.S. from Kansas to the East Coast, leaving many…
Texas refineries are bracing for an onslaught of cold, snow and freezing rain as the US South’s first major winter…
General agency Warner Pacific said it has acquired five general agencies from broker and fintech specialist, Acrisure, effective Dec. 1…
American International Group (AIG) said Christopher Flatt, currently head of AIG North America alternative channels, has been named global chief…
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health cited Safeway $182,000 in proposed penalties for safety violations that reportedly put…
If insurance carriers want to have dibs on a company’s assets as premium security or collateral, they had better specify…
The wildfires sweeping through Los Angeles are unlikely to trigger significant losses for catastrophe bonds designed to capture such risks.…
Meta Platforms used pirated versions of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence systems with approval from its CEO Mark…
Despite all the attention on technologies that reduce the hands-on role of humans at work – such as self-driving vehicles,…
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating (FSR) of Reno, Nevada-based Employers Holdings Inc.’s subsidiaries to A (Excellent) from…
The Nevada Division of Insurance’s Consumer Services section recovered $9.4 million for Nevada consumers during 2024, the division announced this…
The New Jersey Supreme Court recently ruled that an insurer had no duty to defend an insured employer against an…
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey recently signed legislation increasing the minimum coverage limits of auto insurance for some mandatory coverages. These…
With aerial firefighting returning as strong Southern California winds died down for a bit, damage assessments from a handful of…
Insurance broker Hub International Limited has acquired the assets of Byrnes Agency, Inc. in Connecticut. Terms of the transaction were…
GuideOne Insurance, headquartered in West De Moines, Iowa, appointed Wei Huang to its board of directors. Huang, who serves as…
ZestyAI, a provider of AI-powered climate and property risk analytics solutions, has received regulatory approval from the Missouri Department of…
The Green Bay Packers’ online store was hacked in September and October, the franchise said in a data breach filing…
Texas farmers tepidly celebrated last month after Congress barely managed to extend a package of laws meant to aid the…
A winter storm that brought snow to Dallas and threatens the US South with ice and sleet has grounded more…
Flooding poses the greatest threat to supply chains this year, as warm ocean temperatures fuel more frequent and disruptive storms,…
This edition of International People Moves details appointments at WTW and Howden Re. A summary of these new hires follows…
Europe’s financial regulator for banks said lenders in the bloc must regularly and comprehensively measure ESG risks, in new guidelines…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A major grower said this week it is abandoning its citrus growing operations, reflecting the headwinds…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate “any…
Apple clarified on Wednesday that it has never sold the data collected by its Siri voice assistant or used it…
Insurers saw the third most expensive year for natural catastrophe losses in 2024 – reaching a total of US$140 billion…
The conflagrations tearing across Los Angeles are on track to be among the most expensive wildfire disasters in U.S. history,…
Maine Governor Janet Mills along with House and Senate leaders are championing major legislation to strengthen the ability of local…
The commercial property market is showing signs of stabilization, and buyers with favorable risk profiles will see rate decreases or…
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), headquartered in Philadelphia, named Steve Firko as executive vice president and chief operating officer…
Premiums for policies covering new energy vehicles in China have soared to $13.8 billion—a six-fold jump from the level recorded…
Broker McGill and Partners has launched a commercial property war risk reinsurance program for Ukraine, which it said on Thursday…
Canopius, headquartered in Chicago, appointed Laura Burke as U.S. head of cyber and technology. Burke assumes the role after serving…
There is a risk crisis affecting the insurance industry. Hurricanes Helene and Milton left a trail of tens of billions…
A residual property insurer and regulators in two Southeastern states are emphasizing roof integrity, more signs that mitigation and prevention…
California businesses are suing to halt a new state law that bars them from requiring employees to attend anti-union meetings…
The last time a president was inaugurated, there was a global pandemic and a violent siege at the very spot…
Hub International Ltd. has acquired the assets of Woods Insurance Services Inc. in Farmington, New Mexico. Lyle Love, owner and…
The former U.S. Marine acquitted last month of criminal charges in the death of a man on a New York…
Oregon homeowners living in certain areas at high risk of wildfire will face stricter building codes and mandates to reduce…
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Juan C. Andrade is USAA’s new president and chief executive officer, said the insurance provider to millions of active military,…
The Meteoric Rise in U.S. Auto Insurance Rates is Being Subsidized by Collector Car Owners According to Classic & Collector…
Managing general underwriter Private Client Select Insurance Services, majority owned by Stone Point Capital and American International Group (AIG), said…
Active wind-driven wildfires in Southern California that are estimated to have burned more than 1,000 properties and prompted evacuation orders…
Digital car insurer Clearcover announced the launch of Clearcover General Agency to serve the non-standard auto insurance market in Texas.…
A Berkshire Hathaway shareholder wants a committee of independent directors to oversee risks associated with artificial intelligence at the dozens…
A strong earthquake shook a high-altitude region of western China and areas of Nepal on Tuesday, damaging hundreds of houses,…
The Plexus Groupe, a national commercial insurance brokerage and consulting firm, announced the appointment of Gerald Fawcett as President. Fawcett…
Oklahoma City and its police department have discriminated against people with behavioral health disabilities, the U.S. Department of Justice said…
A class-action lawsuit filed Monday alleges the Omaha Housing Authority ignored and failed to eliminate bed bug infestations at high-rise…
Flight cancellations are already piling up as a winter storm bears down on Texas and the US South, bringing snow…
Consumers may soon be able to buy electronic products with a label indicating they are “cyber secure,” according to US…
Once again, settlements from class-action litigation topped $40 billion in 2024, according to an extensive analysis of more than 1,400…
Not all accidents are compensable merely because they happen at work, the Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (WCC) reminded in denying…
California-headquartered ALKEME, ranked as one of largest U.S. insurance brokerages, has continued its growth spurt with the recent acquisition of…
Starting this spring, surplus lines brokers in Alabama must file quarterly reports showing all surplus lines transactions, the state Department…
Insurance broker Aon plc announced the appointment of John Neal as global CEO of Reinsurance and chairman of Climate Solutions,…
Millions of people in California face at least two more days of dry, hot winds that have fanned fires across…
Deep Vector, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for analyzing underwriting documents, closed its seed round of $1.5 million, co-led by…
A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports alleges in a lawsuit that former host Skip Bayless made…
The Andrew Agency has acquired Garriques, Lloyd & McMahon in Richmond, Virginia. Founded in 1963, GLM Insurance is a third-generation…
South Korea plans to review the concrete walls positioned just beyond the end of some airport runways after an aircraft…
Israeli cybersecurity firms raised $4 billion in 2024, more than double that of 2023, led by firms seeking to protect…
Finland’s public transport agency said on Wednesday that an oil tanker suspected of damaging undersea cables in the Baltic Sea…
Energy startups have overtaken the makers of electric cars and batteries as the top global climate tech investment for the…
In mid-December, PwC tallied a surge in M&A deals in the U.S. insurance industry in the second half of 2024,…
Local law enforcement officials in Fort Lauderdale are investigating the deaths of two individuals found in the landing gear compartment…
Mercury Insurance announced this week that the company will begin writing new homeowners insurance policies in the town of Paradise,…
The board of directors of the California Workers’ Compensation Institute named the institute’s chief operating officer, Gideon L. Baum, as…
An affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association withdrew its lawsuit against the parent company of the Pittsburgh Pirates…
Independent insurance agency network Renaissance reports it has has acquired the agency network business of Consolidated Insurance Agents Inc. (CIA),…
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Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a lawsuit alleging that California Attorney General Rob Bonta and several environmental groups made defamatory comments…
A blast of snow, ice, wind and plunging temperatures stirred up dangerous travel conditions in parts of the central U.S…
A winter storm is poised to pummel Texas and the US South later this week, putting the region at risk…
Twenty miles outside Corpus Christi, Texas — an area so dry the local water company distributes shower timers at high…
AM Best has removed under review with negative implications and affirmed the Financial Strength Rating of A- (Excellent) and the…
Just days after convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh was ordered to pay almost $15 million to Nautilus Insurance Co., his friend…
Reinsurance buyers generally found ample capacity during the January renewals as well as increased reinsurer appetite, which led to risk-adjusted…
Texas has seen surging interest from companies hoping to bury carbon dioxide in its oilfields, putting the state at the…
